Ben Thompson

@thebent

Co-founder at (YC W16). Running trails and raising a family on CO’s west slope.

Durango, CO
Joined January 2014

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 27

    Periodic reminder: you still have time to sign up and get Engineering Impact in your inbox later today

  2. Jun 1

    great backstory on — a local Durango company, and my favorite fuel for running ultras

  3. May 30

    Gonna take more than a blog post to abandon — but this post on the virtues of is compelling:

  4. Retweeted
    May 28

    : German Chancellor Merkel say the United States is no longer a reliable partner.

  5. Retweeted
    May 26
    Replying to

    Here's a site dedicated to global hexagonal awareness, might be a useful resource.

  6. May 24

    Perception of what slows a team varies. Meaningful data cuts through office politics to help your team move faster.

  7. Retweeted
    May 22

    Congrats to Hardrocker Kilian Jornet on this amazing achievement!

  8. Retweeted
    May 16

    The 3D illusions of Kokichi Sugihara, an engineering professor at the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences.

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  11. May 17

    just heard about for recording interviews — they have a single channel for each guest. 👍

  12. May 16

    (Baseline-align looks pretty useful) 30 sketch plugins to grab now

  13. May 11

    “What software calls Technical Debt, almost all other professions will call it ‘Malpractice’.” —Girish Seshagiri, VP and CTO at ISHPI

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    May 10
  15. May 9

    This is big. either the beginning of the end for 45, or a total consolidation of power.

  16. May 9

    The ingredients of a successful data table user interface design

  17. Retweeted
    May 9

    The notion that monuments are harmful to surrounding communities & result in net job loss is demonstrably false.

  18. May 4

    My experience with the affordable care act — and how it provided a foundation for my family while starting a startup

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    May 4
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    May 2

    .'s take on "why are so many product design teams releasing design systems these days" is so good:

  21. May 2
    Replying to

    Must have been legit. It's gone now.

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